gassing

American  

[gas-ing] / ˈgæs ɪŋ /

noun

1. an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes.

2. the act of a person or thing that gasses.

3. a process by which something is gassed, gas, as in fumigation.

4. the evolution of gases during electrolysis.

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gassing British  

/ ˈɡæsɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of supplying or treating with gas

2. the affecting or poisoning of persons with gas or fumes

3. the evolution of a gas, esp in electrolysis

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Etymology

Origin of gassing

gas + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Some travelers say they can’t afford not to travel, however, so they’re putting all options on the table — from booking rail tickets to gassing up their cars.

From MarketWatch

It hits a point where you have a thousand people loving you, but those two people not — you’re like, “Wait, are they the ones telling me the truth? Is everyone else just gassing me up?”

From Los Angeles Times

“Everyone is gassing each other up about how fabulous they look,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition, the method used to kill the infected chickens — carbon dioxide gassing — required that workers move “from chicken to chicken” increasing their “degree of interaction with each potentially infected bird.”

From Los Angeles Times

Last week, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights urged a halt to the execution, saying that gassing Smith could amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under international human rights law.

From BBC